Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025NC State
Ronnie Royal III
S • 5'9" • 185 lbs • Gulf Shores, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ronnie Royal III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Campbell
Player Story
Ronnie Royal III built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Gulf Shores, AL wearing No. 2, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Ronnie Royal III's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Ronnie Royal III, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · NC State. Ronnie Royal III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 49
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Ronnie Royal III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · S
- Career Tackles
- 49
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- Campbell
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Gulf Shores · NC State
- High school pipeline
- Gulf Shores · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Freshman
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · S 121st (top 22%) · ACC 73rd (top 10%) · National 644th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2025 Postseason | NC State | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42 |
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 47 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 42 |
Related Context
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Ronnie Royal III played S for NC State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Ronnie Royal III recorded 49 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
NC State paired 3.5 primary output with 19.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Campbell
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · NC State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
19.9
Usage
4.8
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Campbell
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 0. East Carolina: 0. Virginia: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Duke: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Campbell: 1.5. Notre Dame: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Miami: 1. Florida State: 0. North Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. East Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 5 by 20.8. Wake Forest: 4 by 26.7. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Virginia Tech: 4 by 16.7. Campbell: 8 by 48.3. Notre Dame: 10 by 41.7. Pittsburgh: 7 by 29.2. Miami: 2 by 18.3. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Campbell
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Campbell
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/19 | vs Memphis | W 31-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs North Carolina | W 42-19 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Florida State | W 21-11 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Miami | L 7-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Pittsburgh | L 34-53 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Notre Dame10+ tackles | L 7-36 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Campbell | W 56-10 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Virginia Tech | L 21-23 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Duke | L 33-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/11 | @ Wake Forest | W 34-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Virginia | W 35-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs East Carolina | W 24-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ronnie Royal III story
Ronnie Royal III built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Gulf Shores, AL wearing No. 2, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Ronnie Royal III's career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 1 pass defended across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Ronnie Royal III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
NC State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2025 Postseason | NC State | 3.5 | 19.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 3.5 | 19.9 | 4.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Campbell
Week 6 · W 56-10
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 52 Wake Forest
Week 3 · W 34-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
64.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 9 Miami
Week 12 · L 7-41 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 5 Notre Dame
Week 7 · L 7-36 · Ranked opponent
0
Havoc Plays
32.5 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 32.5 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 36 Pittsburgh
Week 9 · L 34-53 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
22.8 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 22.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · NC State
3.5 primary output · 19.9 efficiency · 4.8 usage
42
#2
2025 Regular Season · NC State
42
3.5 primary · 19.9 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · NC State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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